The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-02-04

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WASHINGTON. Jan. 2a-The Interstate
Commerce bill. - agreed upon by both
Houses Of Congress, provides that al
| chargcs made for any service rendered Ia
| tho transportation Of passengers or prop.
| erty BY common carriers shall be
| reasonable and just, and every
unjr % and unreasonable charge for such
service il prohibited and declared TO be
unlawful
Section two makes IL unlawful for any
common carrier 70 change or receive
| directly or indirectly from an persons =
| greater or less compensation for any SER
vice rendered in the transportation OF
| passengers or property than II charges,
| or receives from any other person or per-
sons for doing like and contemporaries
| Gus service in the transportation of like
| kind Of traiiic under substantially similar
| circumstances aud conditions.
| Section three makes Il lawful for any
| common carrier 70 make or give any undue
or unreasonable preference or advantage
to any particular person, company, firm,
| corporation or locality or any particular
description OF tranlc-
! Sections four and hve (thc long and
short haul and pooling sections) are -
| follows:
| SECTION That Il shall BE- unlawful for any
common carrier. subject 70 the provisions OF
this act. 70 charge or receive any greater COM
pensation tn the aggregate for the transporta-
ton Of passengers or Of like kind Of property
under substantially similar circumstances and
conditions. for = shorter than for longer dis
| lance over the same line In the same direction
| the shorter being included within the
longer distance; but this shall not
be construed IS authorizing any common
Garner within the terms Of this oct 70 charge
and receive Is great compensation for a shorter
Is for . longer distance; provided however,
that upon application 70 the commission ap-
pointed under the provisions Of this act, such
common carrier may, in special cases. after In
vestigation By the commission. be authorized
70 charge less for longer than for shorter dis
tances for the transportation Of passengers or
property: and the commission may from time
10 time prescribe the extent 20 which such
esignated common carrier may be relieved
rom the operation Of this section OF this act
SEC 5 That il shall be unlawful for any
common carrier. subject TO the provisions Of
this act. 70 enter into any contract. agreement
or combination with any other common carrier
or carriers for the pooling OF freights Of differ
ent and competing railroads, or 70 divide
between them the aggregate or net proceeds az
the earnings OF such railroads or any proper
ton thereof: and In any case Of agreement Tor
the pooling OF freights aforesaid, each day OF
its continuance shall be deemed . separate
ofense.
Section six requires that after ninety days
from the passage Of the act every common
carrier subject to its provisions shall have
printed and kept for public inspection
schedules showing rates, fares and
charges, and in addition to requiring the
railroads to give publicity at all Of the
depots on their several lines, il gives au-
thority to the commission, where il is
proper and necessary, to require them
10 give publicity to their rates 70 other
places beyond the lines Of their several
railroads. 1t also provides that the rates.
fares and charges shall not be raised ex-
cept after ten days Of public notice. but
that they may be reduced without pre-
vious public notice; the notice. however,
shall be simultaneous with the reduction
itself
Section seven makes il unlawful for
any common carrier TO enter into any
combination or agreement to prevent the
carriage Of frcights from being continu-
Gus from the place OF destination
Section eight declares that any common
carrier violating the provisions Of the act
shall BE- liable 70 the person or persons in
jured thereby FOR the full amount Of dam
ages sustained in consequence any such
violation, together with . reasonable
counsel or attorneys fees.
The ninth section provides that persons
claiming % have been damaged Dy the
action Of common carriers may proceed
Tor recovery Of their damages either In
the courts Of the United States or before
the commissioa, but not before both
tribunals.
The tenth section makes il . penal Of
Tense to violate any OF the provisions OF
this act, and puts the maximum Of the
fne which may be imposed q the sum Of
i've thousand dollars.
The seven following sections contain the
commission features Of tie bill They
provide for commission 10 consist Of i've
persons, appointed ~ the President BY,
and with the &dvice Of the Scpote, whose
term Of once shah b FOR sir years except
for the first appointments, which are to
be for two, three, four, I'VE and six years.
Their principal ONCE shall be in washing
ton, but they may hold sessions at other
places than Washington, and : single
member Of the commission may talrc testi-
mony any where, as may be directed BY
the commission. These commissioners
have salaries cf $500 each. The commis
sion has he power 70 appoint
. secretary with an annual salary
Of e3-5O and has authority 70
employ and fix the compensation u such
other employees - II may find necessary
10 the proper performance Of its duties.
subject to me approval Of the Secretary
Of the Interior. IL ID also provided that
nothing contained In the act shall abridge
the remedies now existing It common law
or BY statute.
Section twenty-three appropriates $780,
90 for the purposes Of the act for the
fiscal year ending June 30 1SS8
Section twenty sour provides that the
provisions Of the sections relating to the
appointment and organization OF the com
mission shall take effect Immediately. and
INIT the remaining provisions OF tho oct
shall take erect sixty days after its
passage.
The Nsbrasks senat0ruhip.
OMAHA, NebA, Jan. 21--Ex-Senator A. g.
Paddock was nominated BY the Republican
caucus this morning ct half-past four
Van Wyck went into caucus at midnight
imposing only the one condition. that the
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